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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | middel |
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middle2 S1 W2 [only before noun]
1 nearest the centre and furthest from the edge, top, end etc : 
driving in the middle lane of the motorwaythe middle drawer of the filing cabinet
centre
driving in the middle lane of the motorwaythe middle drawer of the filing cabinet2 half of the way through an event or period of time : They spent the middle part of their vacation in Florida. the middle part of the day
time/event
They spent the middle part of their vacation in Florida.the middle part of the day3 between two extreme levels or positions, for example between the best and worst, the biggest and smallest etc : a car in the middle price range the middle ranks of the army a middle-income family
scale/range
a car in the middle price rangethe middle ranks of the armya middle-income family6 a way of dealing with something that is between two opposite and often extreme ways
middle course/way etc
middle course/way etc between The party is seeking to find a middle way between extreme right-wing and left-wing policies. I try to steer a middle course between keeping control of the project and giving responsibility to others.
The party is seeking to find a middle way between extreme right-wing and left-wing policies.I try to steer a middle course between keeping control of the project and giving responsibility to others.7 an old form of English, French etc, used in the Middle Ages (=between 1100 and 1500 AD)
